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Masada

Hello from 1400 feet below sea level at the Dead Sea. Here in Israel the geography is described as near the Dead/Red or Med   as in Dead Sea/Red Sea or Mediterranean Sea.  This an incredibly quiet, peaceful and noncommercial place, bordered by Jordan.  We took the requisite plunge covered in Mud, hopefully photos will not be viewed by […]

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Valley of Elah

Valley of Elah As a young boy the story of David and Goliath was more like a comic book, or legend of a superhero. Whether Jewish or Gentile every one of my friends could relate to a young boy vanquishing the evil giant and saving his people, after all is it not that unlike Jack […]

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Day 1

Visiting Jaffa, The Valley of Elah-King David and Beersheba Visiting Jaffa, The Valley of Elah-King David, Beersheba, and overnight at the Dead Sea Jaffa Our group departed at 8:40 am this morning and with only a few hours to adjust to the time difference from the states, seven hours ahead for us, getting up at […]

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T Minus 1 Day, Time to Pack

For much of my adult life, I’ve traveled and not just short overnight jaunts. For years I would fly from Atlanta to Brazil, then head to Taiwan, Qatar, or Saudi Arabia, possibly stopping in Singapore or Malaysia, then to New Jersey before returning to Atlanta. I would be home for a week or two and […]